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Miami Seaquarium ending shows with aging Puget Sound orca
The new owners will no longer stage shows with the orca under an agreement with federal regulators.
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Bill to set minimum hospital staffing dies in state Senate
Hospitals opposed a bill limiting the number of patients per nurse. It died in a committee this week.
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State insurance commissioner accused of mistreating staff
One staffer filed a formal complaint, saying Mike Kreidler bullied him and antagonized other employees.
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“Freedom Convoy” leaves Spokane for Washington, D.C.
They want an end to mask mandates, which are already ending in the state and across the country.
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Trade group settles state’s GMO-labeling case for $9 million
$3 million goes to charities that fight hunger, and $6 million to the state’s Transparency Account.
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New calf born to endangered southern resident orcas
The Center for Whale Research also reported the loss of two other pregnancies in the endangered whales.
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Judge overturns state’s capital gains tax on high-profit stocks
Attorney General Bob Ferguson said his office would appeal to the state Supreme Court.
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AG seeks refund for low-income Providence, Swedish patients
Some patients are legally entitled to free hospital care or discounts. Here’s a rundown of who is eligible.
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Washington Congresswoman DelBene tests positive for COVID-19
Her district encompasses eastern King, parts of Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom counties.
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Inslee directs agencies to cut ties with Russian companies
The governor also urged private companies in the state to consider cutting ties with Russia.
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Cued by CDC, Inslee moves up end of mask mandate to March 12
Washington, Oregon and California together will lift mask requirements in most, but not all, settings.
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Why Washington ships special-needs students out of state
There are few programs here to help them. Disability advocates accuse lawmakers of shortchanging special education.
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After losing temper, Sen. Liias apologizes to Oregon governor
The Everett Democrat said Gov. Kate Brown “is living in fantasyland” in response to her criticism of a…
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AG sues Providence for alleged failure to provide charity care
Hospitals in Washington, including ones in Everett and Edmonds, are the targets of a lawsuit by the state…
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Reform, penalties settle lawsuits over state redistricting
The Redistricting Commission’s secret negotiations over maps violated the open meeting law, according to a consent decree.
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State to pay $3.75M for death of inmate whose cancer was untreated at Monroe
Had he gotten the recommended chemotherapy, he’d likely have lived to his release date, the lawsuit says.
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Public to be allowed back in Washington Senate gallery
But they’ll have to show a same-day negative COVID-19 test before they can get in.
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Mark Lanegan, gruff-voiced frontman of Screaming Trees, dies at 57
He led his band to fame during the Seattle grunge explosion of the early 1990s.
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A review of meaty budgets and the return of Potato Day
Here’s what’s happening on Day 44 of the 2022 session of the Washington Legislature.
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Snohomish County infant has measles, health district says
The infant may have exposed others at Sea-Tac Airport and Seattle Children’s Hospital.